Supporting-bracket for freezing devices.



E. B-EOKWORTH. SUPPORTING BRACKET FOR FREEZING DEVICES.

APPLIOATION FILED MAR. 29, 1912.

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SUPPORTING-BRACKET FOB. FREEZING TlE'VICES.

Application and March 29,

b all whom it may concern.

Be it known that I, Eran; Bnonworrrn, a citizen of the United States, residing at San lt'larcos, in the county of l-lays and State of Texas, have invented new and useful improvements in Supporting-Brackets tor Freezing Devices, of which the follow ing is a specification. I

. An object or" the'invention is to provide supporting brackets for freezing devices, the device being particularly adapted for freezing. fluids which, when solidified, will be edible.

The invention embodies, more particularly, a casing'adapted to contain a frame having brackets for reinovably supporting a series of containers adapted to contain fluids or substances which, when frozen, will be edible, the containers being separately re mova-ble from the frame. I

In the further disclosure of the invention reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, constituting a part of this specification, in which similar characters of reference denote corresponding parts in all the views, and 'in which:

Figure 1 is a vertical sectional view showing the casing and cover of the device; Fig. 2 is a horizontal sectional view taken on the line 9 --2 in Fig. 1; Fig. 3 is a fragmentary enlarged sectional view showing the mannor of mounting the containers; and Fig. t is a perspective view of the holder for supporting the containers.

referring more particularly to the views, use ismade 01" a casing 10, provided with a cover it and mounted within the casing is a frame .12 comprising a base 1-3 and a standard 14 provided at the upper end thereof with a handle 15, the standard-1 L being p eferably threadedly connected to the base 13 and the side. of the base being preferably inclined to conform to the inclination of the side of the casing so that when the base is mounted within the casing the standard 14 will be held in vertical position relatively'to A plurality of brackets 16 are provided with threaded ends 17 for mounting the brackets upon the standard 14 so that the brackets will extend laterally from the standard, the mentioned brackets being provided with longitudinally extending slots 18 and having the outer ends 19 thereof provided with apertures 20. fr holder 21 is mounted upon each bracket '16 and the,.

Specification of Letters Patent.

vtatented Dec. 3,1912.

1912. Serial No. {587,119.

holder consists, more substantially, of a single piece of material 22 having a supporting ring 23 termed at the outer end thereoit'. the mentioned holder further embodying a shank 24- terminating at the inner end in 'a laterally extending portion 25 provided with an enlarged head Each holder 21 is mounted upon the respective brackets 16 by first positioning the holder at right angles to the slot 18 ot' the bracket to permit passing the head 26 through the slot, after which the holder is swung longitudinally to the bracket and can then he, slid on the bracket for the purpose of adjusting the length. of the holder relative to the bracket, the shank Q-l of the holder being provided with a series of apertures 27, one of which is adapted to register with the aperture 20 in the bracket 16, after which a suitable cotter-pin 28 is passed through the aperture in the holder and through the aperture in the bracket, thus readily securing the holder to the bracket, it being understood that the cotter-pin 28 can be removed and theholder adjusted upon the bracket so that another aperture in the holder will register with the aperture in bracket, the cotter-pin being then rel-placed to secure the holder to the bracket.

The supporting ring of each holder 21 is adapted to receive and support a container 29, the said container being frusto-conical 'in'sh'ape and. having mounted to swing thereon a closure 2-30 provided with a springlikescatch 3.1 for securing the closure in closed position on the container. The holders 21, having the-containers 29 mounted thereon, are preferably arranged on the standard Ll in tiers a, b, c, the brackets in the tier Z) being arrangedin staggered relation relative to the brackets in the tiers a and c, on the standard 1t and the holders in the tier 5 being adjusted relative to the holders in the tiers a' and c so that the containers on the holders in the tier 7) will be arranged closer to the standard jllthan the containers on the holders \in the tiers a. and c, the mentioned arrangement being accomplished by adjusting the holders relative to the brackets as mentioned hr-retotore, thus permitting a larger number of containers to be mounted -upon the standard than would be the case it the brackets and holders in the various tiers were arranged in a symmetrical relation.

in the use of the device the fluid that 1s to be frozen is placed within the containers 29, after which the closures 30 thereof are secured in closed position on the containers and the standard l-at, having the containers mounted on the holders 2.1., supported by the brackets 16, is mounted within the casing 10, a quantity of ice and salt being then placed in the casing 10 and packed. around the various containers 29, after which the cover 1.l is placed on the casing and the device is then set aside to await the freezing of the fluid in the containers by the action of the salt and ice in the casii'ig 10, an opening 252 beingprovided in the casing to permit the water, that results when the ice in the casing melts, to flow from the casing, the mentioned opeuing being normally closed by a suitable plug \Vhen the device has been permitted to remain in the freezing state a suiiieient time, the cover 11 is removed and then by grasping the handle 15 the frame 12 can be removed iromthe casing, after which the containers 29 can be separably removed from the holders thereof and thefrozen contents of the containers removed theretrom.

It will thus be readily seen that when the frozen fluids are removed from the. containers they will present a neat and eti'eetire appearance and can be independently removed from the various containers as quickly as they are called for or dispensed with and it will be further seen that the various parts of the device can be easily and quickly disast i l sembled for the purpose of cleaning the same or supplymg new parts, each container being mounted lndepei'idcntly of the other.

Having thus described my invention, 1

claim 1. .ln supports for a freezer including a standard, brackets on the said standard and provided with slots, holders having the in-i Jlt'l ends extended through the sald slots,

enlarged heads on the inner extremities of the said holders and adapted to slidably engage the said brackets to support. the holders thereon, means for adjusting the holders on the said. brackets, and supporting rings 't'ormed on the outer extremities of the holders for supporting containers thereon.

2. 1n sup orts tor a freezer including a standard, brackets on the said standard and provided with vertical slots, holders having.

the inner ends passed through the said slots, heads on the inner extremities of the holders and adapted to en port the holders thereon, pins mount-ed to extend through the holders and the said brackets to secure the holders in rigid post tion on the brackets, and supporting rings formed on the outer extremities of the said holders for supporting coi'itainers thereon.

In testimony whereof I atlix my sigmiture in, presence ot two witnesses.

EFFIE BECKlVORTH. \Vitnesscs Minnie Mrrcnutn, M. E. Remy.

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